Service video What does patriotism mean? What does love of country mean in today’s world — and what has it ever meant to you? What does “love of country” mean, and how will you find the words to express it, your own words to express your own sense of what it means to be a … Continue reading “Turquoise Patriot,” by Rev. Victoria Safford
Service video Poetry is an act of human expression and emotional healing for both the writer and the reader. To make art is uniquely human; we transform the world through art, and we are transformed by it. Today, we share poetry which has changed and inspired us.
Service video Autumn is a season of change when the Earth tilts away from the sun and the days grow shorter and cooler. Autumn is symbolic of plenty, ripening, harvest, and abundance; at the same time, a symbol of decay, decline, and death. Many cultures celebrate this season with traditions and rituals that reflect our … Continue reading “The Magick of Autumn,” by Wren Monsour
Service video Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, referred to as DACA, is a United States immigration policy that allows some individuals with an undocumented presence in the United States, after being brought to the country as children, to receive a renewable two-year period of deferred action from deportation and become eligible for an employment authorization … Continue reading “DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals),” by Luis Nolasco
Service video We strive to build a world community of peace, love, and justice, where we each can grow into who we want to be and follow our dreams. Yet we are only as rich as the poorest of the poor, and this is a country which has built itself on leaving people behind. Let … Continue reading “Radical Love: We are in this Together,” by Alec Peck
Service video Though times and eras may change, it may be said that “there is nothing new under the sun.” As humans, we continue to wrestle with the same basic questions of personal freedom, individual responsibility and deliberate choice. How can we, as UU’s, identify the issues and stand up for our values in our … Continue reading “Countering the Old Arguments with Love,” by Bill Casey
Service video MLK said:”Each of us must do our part to build a Beloved Community.” Dr King was talking about a global vision in which all people can share in cooperating to create a world with international standards of decency. A community is a group of people that share, among other things, common customs, values and … Continue reading “Building the Beloved Community,” by Fred Small
Service video The Water Communion, also sometimes called Water Ceremony, was first used at a Unitarian Universalist (UU) worship service in the 1980s. Many UU congregations now hold a Water Communion once a year, often at the beginning of the new church year (September). Members bring to the service a small amount of water from … Continue reading “Ingathering (Water Communion),” by Alec Peck
Service video Our experience of joy at connectedness, of anger at injustices, and of wonder at overwhelming beauty, can be described wordless and ineffable. Perhaps soul is the place where all these experiences meet together with our ideas and our collective unconscious in order to prepare the spiritual feast that is life’s greatest gift. Wayne … Continue reading “Care of the Soul,” by Rev. Dr. Wayne Arnason
This sermon was delivered at the UU Fellowship of Bay County on June 10, 2018. UU’s strive to create a community in which everyone is cared for, free from judgment and hate. The history of LGBTQ rights has come a long way, and Cindy Wilker examines how gay culture has evolved. Diversity + Inclusion = … Continue reading “UU’s: Standing on the Side of Love with the LGBTQ Community,” by Cindy Wilker
